Marketing of eggs: violations: administrative and civil penalties.
Existing law establishes a regulatory scheme for the marketing of shell eggs, and requires egg producers and egg handlers to register with the Secretary of Food and Agriculture. A violation of those provisions or regulations adopted pursuant to those provisions is unlawful, and for certain violations, punishable as a misdemeanor. Existing law also authorizes the secretary, in lieu of seeking prosecution for the violation, to bring a civil action for up to $1,000 for the violation.
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AB 689
California AB 689 (20152016)
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Marketing of eggs: violations: administrative and civil penalties.
California AB 689 (20152016) — Marketing of eggs: violations: administrative and civil penalties.
Existing law establishes a regulatory scheme for the marketing of shell eggs, and requires egg producers and egg handlers to register with the Secretary of Food and Agriculture. A violation of those provisions or regulations adopted pursuant to those provisions is unlawful, and for certain violations, punishable as a misdemeanor. Existing law also authorizes the secretary, in lieu of seeking prosecution for the violation, to bring a civil action for up to $1,000 for the violation.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
AB 689 DODD Concurrence in Senate Amendments — 80–0 (pass) · lower
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] — 10–0 (pass) · lower
Sponsors
Dodd — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
2015-02-25 Read first time. To print. reading-1
2015-02-26 From printer. May be heard in committee March 28.
2015-03-09 Referred to Com. on AGRI. referral-committee
2015-04-16 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 10. Noes 0.) (April 15). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. referral-committee, committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage
2015-04-22 From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 17. Noes 0.) (April 22). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage
2015-04-23 Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar. reading-2, reading-1
2015-04-30 Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 77. Noes 0. Page 1224.) reading-3, passage, reading-1
2015-04-30 In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. reading-1
2015-05-14 Referred to Com. on AGRI. referral-committee
2015-05-18 From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on AGRI. referral-committee, reading-2, amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, reading-1
2015-06-09 In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.
2015-06-23 From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on AGRI. referral-committee, reading-2, amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, reading-1
2015-06-30 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 3. Noes 0.) (June 30). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. referral-committee, committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage
2015-07-13 From committee: Be placed on second reading file pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8. committee-passage
2015-07-14 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-2, reading-1
2015-08-17 Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading. reading-3, amendment-passage, reading-1
2015-08-18 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-2, reading-1
2015-08-27 Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 2201.). reading-3, passage, reading-1
2015-08-27 In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after August 30 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.
2015-08-31 Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 80. Noes 0. Page 2674.). committee-passage-favorable, amendment-passage
2015-09-09 Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.
2015-09-21 Approved by the Governor. executive-signature
2015-09-21 Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 302, Statutes of 2015.
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/d473bdad-b9a3-42d6-a5ff-083577402986. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).